'A remarkable newbook...goes leaping from Beethoven to Big Black,from Morton Feldmanto Curtis Mayfield,identifying continuities while delighting incontrasts'Alex Ross,New YorkerFor the first time ever,we have all the music in the world to choosefrom. As Ben Ratliff,one of America's celebrated music critics,shows us,it's time to listen in a new way too.Opening our ears to unexpected connections,new experiences andlittle-known delights,this book will change the way you appreciatemusic forever.'Masterly...An instructive guide to openingone's mind and compiling a new kind of playlist...succeedsbrilliantly'John Clarke,Independent'Smart,provocative...in every case informative'August Kleinzahler,The New York Times Book Review'Like a trip into the world's coolest record store'David Browne,Rolling Stone
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781846146862Number of pages: 272Weight: 202 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
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A music appreciation guide for our era...BrilliantA remarkable new book...(Ratliff) goes leaping from Beethoven to Big Black,from Morton Feldman to Curtis Mayfield,identifying continuities while delighting in contrastsThe spectacle of an active mind processing a world in constant flux...Maybe,as Ratliff beautifully argues,the brooding aggression of metal obscures a deeper melancholyIncisive...Thanks to Ratliff's vast knowledge,what could have been a dry academic exercise is more like a trip into the world's coolest record store
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